Biking will increase leg strength and endurance, if that's the kind of thing you're looking for. Not the same way lifting weights will, of course, but definitely more than most running.
I mention this because I put the weight lifting on hold while working on the biking habit, and my legs are noticeably stronger. I'm not a particularly fast cyclist, though my commute does have a pretty sucky hill. I just do it a lot. As in, today I will pass 1000 miles of biking for the year. o.O
Also: New Rules of Lifting for Women is awesome, but I found the workouts just got too long in the later stages, and that's one of the reason I let the lifting slide while biking. Others have done better with this than I, but it might be good to start off with a library copy and only buy it if you like it. I understand the For Abs book has shorter workouts; and now there's a New Rules of Lifting for Life, which I haven't read but is getting good reviews.
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I mention this because I put the weight lifting on hold while working on the biking habit, and my legs are noticeably stronger. I'm not a particularly fast cyclist, though my commute does have a pretty sucky hill. I just do it a lot. As in, today I will pass 1000 miles of biking for the year. o.O
Also: New Rules of Lifting for Women is awesome, but I found the workouts just got too long in the later stages, and that's one of the reason I let the lifting slide while biking. Others have done better with this than I, but it might be good to start off with a library copy and only buy it if you like it. I understand the For Abs book has shorter workouts; and now there's a New Rules of Lifting for Life, which I haven't read but is getting good reviews.